Philosophy of Religion
Instructions:
• Each answer should show a thorough understanding of the course material and should not sound “copy-paste”
Pick 5 out of the 6 questions:
1. “Eternity is a chamber built for one.” What does Kierkegaard mean? How is justice served, in his Eternity?
2. John Caputo writes: “In the Kingdom there is an odd predilection for reversals”. Explain.
3. How is omniscience reducible to omnipotence? How is omnipresence, then, reducible to omnipotence?
4. Consider Fallacious Solution #2, that ‘evil is causally necessary for good’. Give an example of a causally-related evil & good. Why, according to Mackie, is this solution fallacious?
5. Religion gives us explanations of life’s mysteries. Why, according to Pascal Boyer, is this an inadequate explanation of religion? How can we criticize Boyer?
6. What is the ultimate “no-self”, according to Bernadette Roberts? How is it different from mere ego-death?
